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The pistachio is the stone fruit of a deciduous tree. In some elements, the pistachio tree looks like the almond as well as walnut trees as well as comes from the exact same family as the walnut. The specific origin of the pistachio nut is not entirely clear. Currently, pistachio trees grow in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy and also the US. In countries such as Afghanistan, pistachio trees grow in the wild in hilly regions, where the tree looks even more like a shrub than a tree.

The growth of pistachios can be compared with expanding grapes; they grow in bunches on the tree. When the nut ripens it expands bigger, making the thick skin ruptured open after a long time. These nuts are also called " divides". There are also pistachio nuts called "non-splits" that do not split. This happens when the nut has not ripened completely. Not every pistachio tree grows nuts, as there are "male" and also " women" trees. Only the " women" tree creates pistachios, as well as it generates a full harvest every other year.

Pistachios are a excellent resource of phosphorus. Phosphorus is a mineral that is present in our body and also in food in the form of phosphate. Along with calcium, phosphate provides toughness to bones as well as teeth. Phosphate additionally plays a role when it come to energy metabolism as well as numerous enzyme processes in our body.